A much-loved pub in one of the Northumberland coast's most popular villages looks set to lose part of its outdoor seating area after council planners recommended refusal on a retrospective planning application.
The Craster Arms in Beadnell's outdoor area, known as The Nest Bar and containing "garden pods" was installed during the coronavirus pandemic to ensure the pub met with regulations and could continue trading. It also provided customers with safe, socially distanced areas to drink and dine.
Owner Michael Dawson says the pub needed the pods to survive following the difficult months when the hospitality trade had to shut up shop during lockdown, and so planning permission was not sought due to time constraints.
